[Editor note: This short post is the latest in a long line of Lincoln High School coverage in Wallyhood starting back in 2012. While the community discussions and debates continue about Lincoln, this post is a simple factual update.] Based on community feedback, the school board has finalized boundaries for Lincoln High School. Lincoln will […]

Lincoln High School boundaries finalized | Wallyhood

Editor note: This short post is the latest in a long line of Lincoln High School coverage in Wallyhood starting back in 2012. While the community discussions and debates continue about Lincoln, this post is a simple factual update.] Based on community feedback, the school board has finalized boundaries for Lincoln High School.

I recently wrote that Fat Cat Records has moved into the funky building behind Murphy’s on Meridian. So what happened to CUTZ, the hair salon that used to be there? I asked Colleen Kurke, the owner and head stylist, for the story: I’ve been fortunate to have a business in Wallingford since July 2007. When […]

Cutz Moves On | Wallyhood

I recently wrote that Fat Cat Records has moved into the funky building behind Murphy's on Meridian. So what happened to CUTZ, the hair salon that used to be there? I asked Colleen Kurke, the owner and head stylist, for the story: I've been fortunate to have a business in Wallingford since July 2007.

Back in November, we published a short post on proposed new RPZ’s (Residential Parking Zones) in the neighborhood. Here are some more details and the most recent developments. I checked in with Ruth Harper, Seattle’s RPZ Director, who immediately said how impressed she was our great response to last fall’s Wallingford RPZ Survey. Well done, […]

2018 RPZ Proposal Update | Wallyhood

Back in November, we published a short post on proposed new RPZ's (Residential Parking Zones) in the neighborhood. Here are some more details and the most recent developments. I checked in with Ruth Harper, Seattle's RPZ Director, who immediately said how impressed she was our great response to last fall's Wallingford RPZ Survey.

When the Guild 45th theater closed suddenly and mysteriously this past Spring, nobody really believed their story of “renovations planned”, and with good reason, it turns out. Jen Hurley spotted this listing recently for a “Seattle Urban Investment Opportunity“: The two lots, owned by Los Angeles-based Landmark Theaters, total 11,359 sq ft but are separated […]

Guild 45th Closing Credits | Wallyhood

When the Guild 45th theater closed suddenly and mysteriously this past Spring, nobody really believed their story of "renovations planned", and with good reason, it turns out. Jen Hurley spotted this listing recently for a "Seattle Urban Investment Opportunity": The two lots, owned by Los Angeles-based Landmark Theaters, total 11,359 sq ft but are separated ...

The Pacific Northwest Shop (4411 Wallingford Ave N) is holding a “trunk show” this Saturday, February 10th from noon to 4, featuring three Seattle-based artists. With the Wallingford Art Walk now a thing of the past, we’ll take what we can get! In store will be a jeweler, a candle maker, and a print artist: Maple + Mauve […]

Trunk Show at Pacific Northwest Shop | Wallyhood

The Pacific Northwest Shop (4411 Wallingford Ave N) is holding a "trunk show" this Saturday, February 10th from noon to 4, featuring three Seattle-based artists. With the Wallingford Art Walk now a thing of the past, we'll take what we can get!

This past Friday, I poked my head in the new record shop, Fat Cat Records, opening just off 45th on Meridian (4515 Meridian Ave N). Well, I shouldn’t say “new” record shop: turns out, it’s the rebirth of an old record shop that was on 45th Street (in the building now occupied by Trent’s on […]

Jimmy Jam (and his fam) back in Wallingford | Wallyhood

This past Friday, I poked my head in the new record shop, Fat Cat Records, opening just off 45th on Meridian (4515 Meridian Ave N). Well, I shouldn't say "new" record shop: turns out, it's the rebirth of an old record shop that was on 45th Street (in the building now occupied by Trent's on ...

Back in January, I mentioned that we’re always open arms to folks from the neighborhood who would like to contribute stories to this neighborhood news and community site. If you’d like to come talk about it with us, we’ll be at the Blue Star (4512 Stone Way N) tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 7th, starting at 6:30 […]

Wallyhood Writers Meeting | Wallyhood

Back in January, I mentioned that we're always open arms to folks from the neighborhood who would like to contribute stories to this neighborhood news and community site. If you'd like to come talk about it with us, we'll be at the Blue Star (4512 Stone Way N) tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 7th, starting at 6:30 ...

On Sunday, February 11 at 11:30 a.m., Holocaust survivor Steve Adler will be speaking at the Wallingford United Methodist Church (2115 N 42nd St), and the public is welcome: “Justice is, for me, the crucial issue, the fulcrum about which my story turns. It is the issue that connects my account of Germany to today’s […]

Holocaust Survivor to Speak in Wallingford | Wallyhood

On Sunday, February 11 at 11:30 a.m., Holocaust survivor Steve Adler will be speaking at the Wallingford United Methodist Church (2115 N 42nd St), and the public is welcome: "Justice is, for me, the crucial issue, the fulcrum about which my story turns. It is the issue that connects my account of Germany to today's ...

With Seattle housing conditions in full-on crisis mode, single-family neighborhoods have become a central flashpoint. How do we increase density? How do we respect neighborhood character? This debate is raging in Wallingford as we speak; the deluge of competing red pro-HALA, and orange anti-HALA yard signs make that abundantly clear. With the housing crisis at […]

A More Inclusive Wallingford Housing Debate? | Wallyhood

With Seattle housing conditions in full-on crisis mode, single-family neighborhoods have become a central flashpoint. How do we increase density? How do we respect neighborhood character? This debate is raging in Wallingford as we speak; the deluge of competing red pro-HALA, and orange anti-HALA yard signs make that abundantly clear.

I spoke to someone from the city at Tuesday’s city-wide open house on MHA at Hamilton Middle School on Tuesday night about Nickelsville, which was originally scheduled to move to Wallingford in November. I was told that the move has been delayed while Seattle City Light, the property owner, worked through some issues, but they […]

Wallingford Nickelsville Update | Wallyhood

I spoke to someone from the city at Tuesday's city-wide open house on MHA at Hamilton Middle School on Tuesday night about Nickelsville, which was originally scheduled to move to Wallingford in November. I was told that the move has been delayed while Seattle City Light, the property owner, worked through some issues, but they ...

While much has changed in our neighborhood in the past decade and a half, one constant has been Meaningful Movies. (Well, okay, there’s Dick’s also!) James Little was kind enough to write and let us know about an important anniversary coming up for MM, and he provides this interesting little history: Meaningful Movies in Wallingford […]

Meaningful Movies Turns Fifteen | Wallyhood

While much has changed in our neighborhood in the past decade and a half, one constant has been Meaningful Movies. (Well, okay, there's Dick's also!) James Little was kind enough to write and let us know about an important anniversary coming up for MM, and he provides this interesting little history: Meaningful Movies in Wallingford ...

Found this gem of an event on the Seattle Burning Man Facebook page. Set your alarm for early! Please join us in Gas Works park in Seattle on Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 at 4:45 AM to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart karaoke style for the 76 minutes that the eclipse is, in fact, total. […]

Total (Lunar) Eclipse of the Heart | Wallyhood

Found this gem of an event on the Seattle Burning Man Facebook page. Set your alarm for early! Please join us in Gas Works park in Seattle on Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 at 4:45 AM to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart karaoke style for the 76 minutes that the eclipse is, in fact, total.

As I reported in November, the City has released the “Preferred Alternative” maps for proposed zoning changes under HALA (if you don’t know what HALA is, you can find out more here). What I did not have in my hands when writing about the Preferred Alternative maps the first time, was the figures for just […]

Wallingford targeted for more housing growth than most other urban villages under HALA | Wallyhood

As I reported in November, the City has released the "Preferred Alternative" maps for proposed zoning changes under HALA (if you don't know what HALA is, you can find out more here). What I did not have in my hands when writing about the Preferred Alternative maps the first time, was the figures for just ...

For the past two months, artist Anthony Huss has shared wall space with nine other artists for the inaugural exhibit of Kerf International at the Blue Star Cafe. This month, he has the space all to himself! His fabulous abstract paintings are now on display in the back room of the restaurant through Saturday, March […]

Anthony Huss Artist Reception at Blue Star | Wallyhood

For the past two months, artist Anthony Huss has shared wall space with nine other artists for the inaugural exhibit of Kerf International at the Blue Star Cafe. This month, he has the space all to himself! His fabulous abstract paintings are now on display in the back room of the restaurant through Saturday, March ...

[Editor’s note: As we wrote back in May of last year, improvements are coming to 40th Street courtesy of SDOT’s Neighborhood Street Fund. Now, interested reader Kit Lewis writes to tell us that we can expect some additional changes to the signage relating to the school zone.] Have you ever driven westbound on NE 40th […]

School Zone Signage on NE 40th St Will Be Updated This Spring | Wallyhood

Editor's note: As we wrote back in May of last year, improvements are coming to 40th Street courtesy of SDOT's Neighborhood Street Fund. Now, interested reader Kit Lewis writes to tell us that we can expect some additional changes to the signage relating to the school zone.]

The average visitor to the Triple R Brewery taproom at 916 NE 64th St. in the Roosevelt neighborhood may not give much of a thought as to where the beer is actually brewed. But the frequent-flyers to our local breweries may well look around and ask themselves, “Where are all those stainless steel fermenters and […]

Triple R: Tapped in Roosevelt, but Brewed in Wallingford | Wallyhood

The average visitor to the Triple R Brewery taproom at 916 NE 64th St. in the Roosevelt neighborhood may not give much of a thought as to where the beer is actually brewed. But the frequent-flyers to our local breweries may well look around and ask themselves, "Where are all those stainless steel fermenters and ...

We’re all on tenterhooks, what with North Korea, Donald Trump, and the Hawaiian Alert, so that BOOM that rattled windows rattled hearts across Wallingford, as well. If I’m reading the LightningMaps.org website correctly, though, it was just a very, very close lightning strike, centered close to the QFC (but sounding like it was in my backyard […]

Boom! | Wallyhood

We're all on tenterhooks, what with North Korea, Donald Trump, and the Hawaiian Alert, so that BOOM that rattled windows rattled hearts across Wallingford, as well. If I'm reading the LightningMaps.org website correctly, though, it was just a very, very close lightning strike, centered close to the QFC (but sounding like it was in my backyard ...

The Wallingford Community Senior Center is hosting a free screening of the film “Speaking of Dying” this Tuesday, January 23rd from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. They’re inviting local seniors and their adult children to attend: Fear of dying is most often fear of the unknown. Because of this fear, far too many of us die […]

Speaking of Dying | Wallyhood

The Wallingford Community Senior Center is hosting a free screening of the film "Speaking of Dying" this Tuesday, January 23rd from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. They're inviting local seniors and their adult children to attend: Fear of dying is most often fear of the unknown.

This is the second of a completely ad hoc string of stories about the special aspects of Wallyhood that hide in plain sight. The first was about the late night/early morning hours in Wallyhood. Paul Brown, “Brownie”, has quietly run Wally Pets (4411 Wallingford Ave N) for close to seven years. He has been showcased […]

Unsung People of Wallyhood: Paul Brown of Wally Pets | Wallyhood

This is the second of a completely ad hoc string of stories about the special aspects of Wallyhood that hide in plain sight. The first was about the late night/early morning hours in Wallyhood. Paul Brown, "Brownie", has quietly run Wally Pets (4411 Wallingford Ave N) for close to seven years.

Historic Wallingford held it’s official launch on Saturday, January 6 at The Good Shepherd Center. It was attended by more than 140 people who came to learn of the new organization’s mission and of it’s planned activities. Most of the attendees haled from Wallingford but I personally talked with folks who came from Queen Anne, […]

Historic Wallingford held it's official launch on Saturday, January 6 at The Good Shepherd Center. It was attended by more than 140 people who came to learn of the new organization's mission and of it's planned activities. Most of the attendees haled from Wallingford but I personally talked with folks who came from Queen Anne, ...

Since June 2015, Murphy’s Pub has been hosting a free monthly stand-up comedy show, Wallingford Laughs, on each second Wednesday. I had a chance to catch up with Andre Pegeron, the show’s producer, to find out more about him and how comedy found its way to Wallingford. Unfortunately, a week after our meeting, Andre informed […]

The Last Laughs | Wallyhood

Since June 2015, Murphy's Pub has been hosting a free monthly stand-up comedy show, Wallingford Laughs, on each second Wednesday. I had a chance to catch up with Andre Pegeron, the show's producer, to find out more about him and how comedy found its way to Wallingford.

As we creep up on the ninth (!) anniversary of this little town square on the Web, I’d like to repeat my oft-repeated invitation to the whole neighborhood to participate. I’ve struggled over the years to come up with quite the metaphor for what we’re trying to build here (backyard fence over which news and […]

Write For Us | Wallyhood

As we creep up on the ninth (!) anniversary of this little town square on the Web, I'd like to repeat my oft-repeated invitation to the whole neighborhood to participate. I've struggled over the years to come up with quite the metaphor for what we're trying to build here (backyard fence over which news and ...

Wassailing is an old winter time tradition from the apple growing regions of southern England. It involves traveling around the local orchards singing and toasting the apple trees to encourage them to bear a good crop. Apple trees are everywhere in this region, even in the heart of Seattle. Sound and Fury, a local group […]

Wassailing The Apple Trees | Wallyhood

Wassailing is an old winter time tradition from the apple growing regions of southern England. It involves traveling around the local orchards singing and toasting the apple trees to encourage them to bear a good crop. Apple trees are everywhere in this region, even in the heart of Seattle.

Historic Wallingford Launch Party Saturday, January 6th, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Room 202 Please RSVP to info@historicwallingford.org Hosted by the Historic Wallingford Board After more than a year of planning and assessing interest, we are proud to announce the formation of a new neighborhood organization, Historic Wallingford. We, […]

Come to the Historic Wallingford launch party | Wallyhood

Historic Wallingford Launch Party Saturday, January 6th, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Room 202 Please RSVP to info@historicwallingford.org Hosted by the Historic Wallingford Board After more than a year of planning and assessing interest, we are proud to announce the formation of a new neighborhood organization, Historic Wallingford.

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